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Chromosomes and DNA

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A nucleotide is made up of three parts:  which of these is not one of those parts?
a)
sugar
b)
phosphate
c)
amino acids
d)
base
2.
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine are examples of
a)
DNA structure
b)
DNA bases
c)
DNA double helix
d)
Paired bases
3.
The rules of DNA pairing states that Adenine (A) always pairs up with
a)
Thymine
b)
Cytosine
c)
Adenine
d)
Guanine
4.
The rules of DNA pairing states that Cytosine (C) always pairs up with
a)
Thymine
b)
Cytosine
c)
Adenine
d)
Guanine
5.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
6.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
7.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
8.

How many chromosomes do human cells have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

2

d)

44

9.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
10.
Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size?
a)
gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nucleotide
b)
cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene, nucleotide
c)
nucleotide, chromosome, cell, DNA, nucleus
d)
cell, DNA, gene, nucleotide, nucleus, chromosome
11.
The haploid number of human chromosomes is
a)
11
b)
12
c)
23
d)
46
12.

An organism's reproductive cells, sperm and egg cells, are called _____.

a)

bacteria

b)

prokaryotes

c)

gametes

d)

pathogens

13.

Chromosomes that are organized in pairs, are the same size, and have the same genes are called _______ chromosomes.

a)

homeostasis

b)

homologous

c)

matching

d)

sister

14.

Body cells that contain both sets of chromosomes (from both parents) are called _________.

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

c)

triploid

d)

polyploid

15.

How many chromosomes do we get from each parent?

a)

12

b)

23

c)

46

d)

78

16.

A version or variation of a gene

a)

trait

b)

gene

c)

allele

d)

DNA

17.

The alleles that an organism has

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

chromosome

d)

recessive

18.

The observable expression of a characteristic

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

chromosome

d)

allele

19.

When an organism has two of the same alleles, it is called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

dominant

20.

When an organism has two different alleles, it is called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

dominant

21.

This type of allele is expressed whether there are one or two copies present.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

22.

These types of alleles are only expressed if the organism has two copies

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

23.

An SS fly could be described as (Check all that apply.)

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

dominant phenotype

d)

recessive phenotype

24.

An Ss fly could be described as (Check all that apply.)

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

dominant phenotype

d)

recessive phenotype

25.

An ss fly could be described as (Check all that apply.)

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

dominant phenotype

d)

recessive phenotype

26.

The genotype Aa is best described as

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

27.

The genotype gg is best described as

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

28.

In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant to white flowers (p). The phenotype of a PP plant would be

a)

purple

b)

white

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

29.

In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant to white flowers (p). The phenotype of a pp plant would be

a)

purple

b)

white

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

30.

In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant to white flowers (p). The phenotype of a Pp plant would be

a)

purple

b)

white

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous